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Framura: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of La Spezia, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

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Framura, terraced hamlets on the Riviera di Levante

On the Riviera di Levante, in the province of La Spezia, Framura has no single centre: it is a group of hamlets spread over the slope that drops to the sea, among terraces, woods and hairpin roads. Down below, almost on the cliffs, is the station on the Genoa to La Spezia railway, and a cycling and walking path built in the old railway tunnels leads towards Bonassola and Levanto.

For a buyer the hamlet makes all the difference: altitude, sea view, distance from the station and car access all change, and in some cases the road ends before the house. Many homes are second homes, used in summer and at weekends. In old houses on terraces, the state of the dry-stone walls, drainage and damp matter. The climate zone is D, with mild winters.

The resident population is small and older: 563 people in 2023, 17.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an estimated average age of 54.9 against 48.6 in the province and over-65s at 39.6%. Households average 1.74 people. Foreign residents account for 5.7%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Framura is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 25 of the 32 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.114 g. For a stone house, have the walls and floors checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the steep slopes of the Ligurian coast, landslides and gradient are read house by house on the official maps.

Key points

  • Hamlets spread over the slope, with a railway station by the sea.
  • Cycle path in old tunnels towards Bonassola and Levanto.
  • Over-65s at 39.6%, estimated average age 54.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.114 g.

Overview

Framura is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 563 residents, among the smallest in the province (28 of 32).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Framura is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (25 of 32) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.114 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 17.6%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (49). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Framura declared an average taxable income of 22,335 euros, below the provincial average (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Framura is in climate zone D, with 1,670 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 152 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Framura has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.6% of the land in Framura, compared with 8.0% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Framura is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Liguria in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Framura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Framura: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Framura are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 19 inhabited census areas in Framura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 99.3%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 011014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.